Battle lines emerge after filing of petition to recall mayor
Battle lines have been drawn after the recent filing of a petition to begin the recall of Madera Mayor Andy Medellin. The recall petition was filed, recorded and served on March 26. It claims that Medellin approved the largest salary and benefit increases for city executives in Madera history, has failed to be transparent and […]
Symbol of civil rights: Linda Brown, 1942-2018
“My father pondered, ‘Why? Why should my child walk … miles when there’s a school only four blocks away?’” — Linda Brown Linda Brown was born on Feb. 20, 1942, in Topeka, Kansas. She died in her hometown on March 25, 2018. But, during her 76 years, she became a symbol of the fight for […]
Stallions show fight in first league game
Every inning was a chance to battle for the Madera South Stallions softball team and that’s what they did. Although the scoreboard read 6-0 for the Bullard-Fresno Knights, it didn’t tell the whole story. Madera South faced a superior Knights team, who is consistently in contention for the the County/Metro Athletic Conference title, and they […]
Winter sports All-League athletes
Boys Basketball Madera South Stallions Hakeem Primes- 2nd team Junior Segura- Honorable mention Liberty Hawks Roy Afonin- 1st team Girls Basketball Madera Coyotes Alyssa Fernandez- 2nd team BriAnn Houghton- Honorable mention Madera South Stallions Lexi Eller- 1st team Aleecia Rosel- 2nd team Lei’Nya Bartlow- Honorable mention Liberty Hawks Ashton Berry- 2nd team Boys Soccer Madera […]
Sheriff Jay Varney gives nod to Sally Moreno
Madera County Sheriff Jay Varney has announced his endorsement of Sally Orme Moreno for Madera County district attorney. “I have reviewed all three of the candidates running for district attorney and Sally is the most qualified,” said Sheriff Varney. “Sally already has a great working relationship with other law enforcement agencies, victim services agencies and […]
Getting caught and embarrassing the nation
Our president is in a truckload of trouble. According to the national news, he may have had a relationship with a woman, not his wife, and his lawyer may have given her money to keep it quiet. May have, along with allegedly, are two of the phrases used to hedge one’s speech to avoid the […]
Coyotes fail in big loss to Sanger
The Madera Coyotes softball team opened its County/Metro Athletic Conference opener by honoring Madera County’s first responders and military veterans. Unfortunately, that was the only thing Madera fans enjoyed in an 8-0 loss to the Sanger Apaches on Tuesday at Zimmerman Field, The loss was Madera’s biggest to Sanger in its history. Sanger’s No. 1 […]